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The Chief Executive Officer of OTP Bank Albania, Mr. Bledar Shella, described this investment as a reflection of the bank’s vision to build long-term and sustainable relationships with its clients.

OTP Bank Albania inaugurates new Private Banking premises in Tirana

Tirana Times, May 18, 2026 – OTP Bank Albania has inaugurated new premises dedicated to the Private Banking segment, unveiling an exclusive space designed for clients seeking personalized service and advanced financial

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Prof. Dr. Alaa Garad is President and Founding Partner of the Stirling Centre for Strategic Learning and Innovation, University of Stirling Innovation Park, Scotland. He is actively engaged in health tourism, higher education and organisational learning across the Western Balkans, including the Global Health Tourism Leadership Programme in Albania.

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Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

by Professor Alaa Garad Tirana Times, March 17, 2026 – There are countries you visit, and there are countries you remember. Albania is rapidly becoming the latter. I began writing this article

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Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

Tirana Times, February 12 2026 – The rapid deterioration of newly inaugurated roads and tunnels across Albania has exposed far more than technical shortcomings. What authorities have sought to explain as weather-related

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IMF: Albania Growth Slowing Down

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Tirana12 November 2008 Tirana _ The International Monetary Fund lowered its forecast for Albania’s economic growth for 2009 to between 3.5 and 4 per cent from between 5 and 6 per cent,

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Albania, Macedonia to lobby EU for Corridor 8 funding

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Nov 13 — Albania and Macedonia on Tuesday (November 11th) agreed to lobby the EU together to secure financial aid for Corridor 8, an infrastructure project to link the two countries. Albanian

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Fassa-Berberi begin cement factory construction

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Nov 08 — An Italian-Albanian company, Fassa-Berberi, has begun work on the construction of a cement factory, for a cost of 250 million euros, in Lezha, north Albania. The new facility will

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Albania: Kosovar businesses complain about bribery

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Nov 11 — A recent study finds that bribery is an unavoidable part of doing business in Kosovo. The study was done by the American Chamber of Commerce in Kosovo. The head

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Albania better than the region in bad credit scores.

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Albania is one of the countries with best credit record in the region. According to a recent comparative study by BoA, Bank of Albania, only Romania and Turkey have a better score

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Loans in foreign currencies getting more expensive.

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Lek, the Albanian currency has lost 27 points toward US dollar these last two months and another 5 points toward Euro. The devaluation of Lek due to currency exchange rates in the

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BKT, safest bank in Albania

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National Bank of Commerce (BKT) has been picked as the safest bank in Albania. JCR Eurasia Rating gave BKT an ‘AAA’ grade and evaluated it to have a stable long-term situation in

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World crisis brings less profit to banks in Albania

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TIRANA, Nov 4 – Though not directly affected by the global financial crisis the Albanian banks are feeling its consequences with less profit in the second quarter this year, according to the

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Italian Festival invades Tirana

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For two weeks, from October 20 to November 2, citizens of Tirana will have the opportunity to get a better look and taste of Italy. The two weeks festival will present a

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Soltera in Albanian joint venture

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JUJUY, ARGENTINA, Oct 27 Soltera Mining Corp. together with two Albanian companies, ENER-ALB PROJECTS sh.p.k. and ELITE MINE sh.a., have formed a new Albanian Joint Venture corporation named the Albanian Mines Company

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Banks need to liberalize house crediting in order for the housing market to improve

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House crediting averages a low 173 Euro per person Bank house crediting in Albania accounts for 6.9% of Albanian GDP or around 173 Euros per person. The indicators, published by a study

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Business & Economy - Page 593

OTP Bank Albania inaugurates new Private Banking premises in Tirana

Building a Trusted Health Tourism Ecosystem: Albania’s Next Competitive Advantage

Behind Albania’s Collapsing Roads: Clientelism and Corruption

IMF: Albania Growth Slowing Down

Albania, Macedonia to lobby EU for Corridor 8 funding

Fassa-Berberi begin cement factory construction

Albania: Kosovar businesses complain about bribery

Albania better than the region in bad credit scores.

Loans in foreign currencies getting more expensive.

BKT, safest bank in Albania

World crisis brings less profit to banks in Albania

Italian Festival invades Tirana

Soltera in Albanian joint venture

Banks need to liberalize house crediting in order for the housing market to improve

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